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September 2022

 
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European Quality Assurance Reference Framework in Vocational Education and Training - Issue n°2022/03

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News from the EQAVET Network
Annual Network Meeting 2022
The EQAVET Network met on 9 and 10 June in Paris, France, for the 2022 edition of the Annual Network Meeting to discuss the implementation of the EQAVET framework and EU policy updates, including on micro-credential and skills for a green transition, as well as updates from the on-going work from EQAVET National Reference points. Click ‘Main URL’ to read more about the Annual Network Meeting.
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Second EQAVET Peer Review
Members of the EQAVET Network took part in the second EQAVET Peer Review, virtually hosted by the National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic, with the contribution of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, on 13 – 14 June. Colleagues were joined by peers from Austria, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Slovakia. The Peer Review gathered feedback on how the Strategy for the Education Policy of the Czech Republic up to 2030 could strengthen the permeability and flexibility of learning pathways. Click ‘Main URL’ to learn more about the Peer Review.
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Quality assurance and micro-credentials
A Peer Learning Activity will take place in the autumn on the topic of micro-credentials and quality assurance. Watch this space for further details!
News on EU-level discussions and policy developments
Council of the EU adopts Recommendation on approach to micro-credentials
EU Member States have agreed on a common approach to design and use micro-credentials – the record of learning outcomes a learner has acquired from a small volume of learning. The Council of the European Union adopted a Recommendation on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability on 16 June 2022. The Recommendation aims to enable people to acquire the knowledge, skills and competences they need for the changing labour market. It allows for establishing a common European approach, common definition, standards and key principles for the design and use of micro-credentials. Click ‘Main URL’ to know more.
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How Vocational Education and Training is central to the green transition
The Directors General for Vocational Education and Training (DGVT) met in France on 16 – and 17 May to discuss the role of VET in the green transition, inclusive mobility and cooperation and internationalisation. The meeting brought together representatives from 23 countries, candidate countries, Norway, social partners, the European Commission and other European bodies. During the meeting, CEDEFOP (the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) highlighted its European green deal skills forecast published in late 2021. The forecast shows employment effects in sectors like extraction industries, construction and waste management and highlights the importance of upskilling, re-skilling and career guidance to help individuals make appropriate transitions in the labour market by changing occupation, sector or geographic location. Click ‘Main URL’ to read more about the meeting.
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New initiative to help vulnerable young people to support young people to enter the labour market
The European Commission has launched the new ALMA (Aim, Learn, Master, Achieve) initiative with the aim to support young people who are not in employment, education or training with entering the labour market. The initiative will offer participants a supervised stay abroad, for between two to three months, in another EU Member State and in-depth coaching and counselling support throughout a comprehensive project cycle. The objective is to improve their skills, knowledge and experience and to give them new opportunities and perspectives. ALMA will be implemented under the European Social Fund+, complementing other mobility programmes for young people. Click ‘Main URL’ to know more about ALMA.
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Quality Assurance in VET: Recent national initiatives
EQAVET National Reference Points have been extremely busy in Summer 2022. Their activities include a national Peer Review with three VET schools and nine peers in Croatia and an international conference on models of consulting work for career counsellors in Poland. Germany has undertaken a study on ‘Quality initiatives of intermediate institutions – the offer of the chambers’, which looks at the quality-related activities of intermediate institutions such as chambers of commerce. In addition, Malta has organised a national competition for health and social care students.
 
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Dates for your diary: EU-level events
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Latvia
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date 21/09/2022 - 22/09/2022
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Luxembourg
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date 13/10/2022 - 14/10/2022
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Italy
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date 26/10/2022 - 27/10/2022
Quality Assurance and micro-credentials, EQAVET Peer Learning Activity
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date 07/11/2022 - 08/11/2022
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Germany
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date 14/11/2022 - 15/11/2022
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Slovakia
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date 22/11/2022 - 23/11/2022
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Croatia
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date 01/12/2022 - 02/12/2022
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Finland
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date 07/12/2022 - 08/12/2022
EQAVET Peer Review, hosted by Bulgaria
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date 13/12/2022 - 14/12/2022

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